The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-11
GEN ERAL NEWS.

CLKAR and hot
BUSINESS quiet.
RiyRR falling again.
Two boats lea ring today.
Tms packets will have big trips Of
cotton today.
THR Chickassw Ia the Wednesday
packet Tor White river.
TnRr I. b SINS is the packet leaving
tomorrow for St. Llu'o.
THs Annie p. Silver left st. Louis
yes erday for New Orleans.
DuRIsa the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river here fell inches,
TIVE James Leo will resume her
trips t. Fiars Point tomorrow even
ing.
Dspury wHARrMAsrIR OARR has q
force OF men nj work washing the
levee.
TnR Coahoma, Capt Higgine, leaves
tomorrow evening for Osceola and
way points.
TIVE Gayoso, Capt. Hall, leaves here
tomorrow evening for rip,onvtlle, on
the upper coast
The Rene Macready will enter the
Memphis and Cat Island trade In
few days. She will leave here daily.
Carr wn THonPsos Ia sick, ard
Capt. Coghill, formerly on the Belle
Shreveport, Is commanding the Annie
p. Silver.
THr Rene Mscresdy was detained
here patching boilers, and she did not
get away until 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Arkansas City, Capt. Brolaski,
lie the Apchor ms packet leaving
here q, 4 O'Clock This evening for Cairo
and n. Louis.
tbs City OF 81 Louis 10 coming
from New Orleans on good time. Sbe
will pass here tonight on her way 10
Cairo and 81, Louis.
UNLESS the steamers Benton and
judith, OF the Powers Line, are sold
soon they will be put In the II. Louis
and Tennessee river trade.
TIE repairs 10 the K ate Adams have
been completed aud she will resume
her trips TO Arkansas City tomorrow,
relieving the Will X. Hays.
THERE Ia plenty Of wheat awaiting
shipment on the lower Illinois and on
the Missiesippi below Keokuk, but
not sufficient water 10 carry II.
Carr. LKYnE, owner OF tho upper
Mississippi packet Spread Eagle, will
Il k.sIl . a.. atI..haal n.at Iha nan
steamer Ia TO have q steel hull.
THE officers Of the Paris q. Brown,
which passed up yesterday, report
only siI feet below here, and the
channel In q pretty bad condition.
The City Of Cairo Ia behind time
this trip. She will arrive from ~.
Louls early tonight, and 90 soon as un-
loaded will proceed 10 Vicksburg.
Capt. Lghtner commands.
The City Of Providence pissed 10
1t. Louis nj 4 O'Clock yesterday after.
noon. She put of here 40 bales OF
cotton and added 40 bales OF com.
pressed cotton for reshipment ENt.
THn small sternwhsel steamer Dick
Williams, from Evansville. passed 10
upper White river yesterday evening.
She was recently purchased by Capt.
Charley Woodbury., and will run on
upper White river.
Or her returl from Arkansas river
the II. l.. Cobb will be turned over 10
her new owners. The Joe Peters will
take the place Of the Cobb In the
Arkansas river trade, and will leave
here Tuesday evening.
A VINO DAN 1900 feet In length Ia 10
be cons rueted st Whitney, bar, siI
miles north Of Hannibal. the worst
crossing between ~. Louis and Keo.
Ink. |, 10 expected the work will be
completed before Ice floats In the river.
The Paris q. Brown, from New Or
lsana, passed 10 ~. Louis yesterday
afternoon With q good trip. hhe put
Of At thu elevator 300 boxes OF dry
goods, ll3 boxes OF canned goods, 30
barrels II vine and ale, 70 bales oil
bags, 2O6 empty hogsheads, 81 boxes
OF Ink ADD 800 packages OF mitcel'
laneou freight
THE City Of vicksburg, twenty. four
hours behind time, passed TO Vicks
burg yesterday morning with hns
irip. She put OF here S]4g packages,
inc uding 90 boxes Of bacon, II crate,
OF hams, 40 rolls Of begging, 90 bale
Of cotton, 90 sacks Of cotton seed, ant
added about 90 tons Il freight for WAY
points. TIE V.ckaburg was drawinJ